HBO

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as studio. The films the hosts said they were behind, which the two lists below run through too: Behind the Candelabra (2013); Hello Ladies (TV series); RKO 281; Seven Miles of Bad Road (HBO, shelved); Utopia (HBO, unmade); Videosyncrasy (unmade).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

HBO: 1 line, within their own work

industry (industry) · through Hello Ladies (TV series), which they were behind as studio: HBO ⇒ Hello Ladies (TV series) (the maker said so: Merchant in this interview). Merchant says Hello Ladies began as stand-up and HBO suggested making it a sitcom, so ideas can come from anywhere.
“Hello, ladies, for instance, was a stand-up act and it was HBO who said if you thought about this as a sitcom”
The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:44:00 · Stephen Merchant (0.95 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Hello Ladies (TV series): 1 line, within their own work

industry (industry) · them, directly: HBO ⇒ Hello Ladies (TV series) (the maker said so: Merchant in this interview). Merchant says Hello Ladies began as stand-up and HBO suggested making it a sitcom, so ideas can come from anywhere.
“Hello, ladies, for instance, was a stand-up act and it was HBO who said if you thought about this as a sitcom”
The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:44:00 · Stephen Merchant (0.95 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Studio (6) everyone in studio

studio/network, Behind the Candelabra (The Big Picture, ‘Elvis,’ ‘Walk Hard’ and Top Five Music Biopics)
studio, Hello Ladies (TV series) (The Big Picture, Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130))
studio, RKO 281 (Blank Check — Patreon, Mank with Sean Fennessey (Ad-Free))
studio that killed Fincher's projects, Utopia (HBO, unmade) (Blank Check — Patreon, Mank with Sean Fennessey (Ad-Free))
studio, Videosyncrasy (unmade) (Blank Check — Patreon, Mank with Sean Fennessey (Ad-Free))
studio, Seven Miles of Bad Road (HBO, shelved) (Blank Check — Patreon, Mank with Sean Fennessey (Ad-Free))

What was said about them, by kind

industry (1)

industry (industry): HBO → Hello Ladies (TV series). Merchant says Hello Ladies began as stand-up and HBO suggested making it a sitcom, so ideas can come from anywhere.
“Hello, ladies, for instance, was a stand-up act and it was HBO who said if you thought about this as a sitcom”
The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:44:00 · Stephen Merchant (0.95 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.